A Provider's Introduction to Sleep Medicine

This series of modules will provide the knowledge to integrate sleep medicine into your practice. This content was originally provided in Sleep Medicine for APRNs and PAs Module Bundle.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• List the steps in the assessment of adult sleep disorders
• Discuss the process of conducting and reviewing the results of laboratory-based sleep testing
• Discuss the process of conducting and reviewing the results of home sleep apnea testing
• Describe the risk factors and treatment options for select sleep disorders: adult sleep-related breathing disorders, insomnia, sleep-related movement disorders, central disorders of hypersomnia, circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, and parasomnias

Target audience: Physicians new to the sleep medicine field, Technologists

Estimated time to complete: 9 hrs.

Release date: 08/29/2019

Update date: 06/03/2022

Expiration date: 06/03/2025

This series includes:

• Sleep 101
• Sleep History
• Laboratory-based Polysomnography, Multiple Sleep Latency Test, and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
• Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Background, Assessment and Diagnosis
• Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Treatment
• Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Follow Up Assessment, Chronic Management Considerations, Atypical Presentations and Case Examples
• Central Sleep Apnea
• Insomnia
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Central Disorders of Hypersomnia
• Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorder
• Parasomnias

*Please note that all on-demand modules are non-transferable after purchase. Access is limited to the original purchaser and cannot be resold, accessed, or transferred to another individual user.